# 2008 Cantá mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Roraima](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr.md) / [Cantá](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta.md), October 5, 2008

Josemar do Carmo won with 54.9% of the vote, 17.2 points ahead of Zacarias Assuncao Ribeiro Araujo.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Josemar do Carmo | PSDB | 3,983 | 54.9% | Elected |
| Zacarias Assuncao Ribeiro Araujo | PMDB | 2,732 | 37.6% |  |
| Leonise Francisco Teixeira | PP | 479 | 6.6% |  |
| Geovana Brito Rocha | PMN | 67 | 0.9% |  |

Valid votes: 7,261

Turnout: 89.8% (7,762 of 8,648 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Andre Luis Costa de Castro, 51.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Andre Luis Costa de Castro, 53.2%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Carlos José da Silva, 20.2%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Roseny Cruz Araújo, 35.9%
- October 5, 2008: Josemar do Carmo, 54.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Zacarias Assuncao Ribeiro Araujo, 41.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Paulo de Souza Peixoto, 55.8%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 5, 2008

- [Cantá Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2008-10-05-local.md) (11,123)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2008](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2008), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Cantá

- 2008 Cantá mayoral election
- [2008 Cantá Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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